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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Roman Turek had his second dominant outing in
as many days and Scott Young ended an eight-game goal drought with
his 14th as the St. Louis Blues beat Phoenix 5-1 Saturday night.
Turek made 25 saves after stopping 28 shots Friday night in a
4-0 victory in Nashville. The Blues' defense also had a strong
effort, limiting the Coyotes to two shots during a four-minute
power play after Jamal Mayers was whistled for charging goalie
Robert Esche early in the third period.
|  | | Roman Turek shut out the Coyotes until 8:13 of the third period. |
Young, who led the NHL in goals earlier this season, scored for
the first time since Nov. 2 to give the Blues a 4-0 second-period
lead. Lubos Bartecko scored for the third straight game as the
Blues raised their home record to 9-1-1.
St. Louis lost for the first time at the Savvis Center on
Tuesday, 4-3 to Vancouver. The Blues entered the game second
overall in the NHL and are 15-4-3 for 33 points.
Chris Joseph scored his first goal of the season on a 2-on-1
short-handed break with Keith Tkachuk at 8:13 of the third as the
Coyotes averted a shutout. Phoenix, playing the first game of a
three-game trip, has lost three in a row.
The Coyotes have been outscored 14-4 during the slump although
they got back defenseman Teppo Numminen, who had missed two games
with a bruised foot, on Saturday.
Handzus got his fourth goal and Bartecko his fourth in a
36-second span of the first period. Handzus took two swipes at the
puck on a rebound in front before beating Esche at 9:36. Bartecko
made it 2-0 when he slipped in a backhand shot at 10:12.
Finley scored on a shot from the point at 13:41 that appeared to
deflect off a skate in front, and Young got his first goal since
Nov. 2 when he converted a setup from behind the net by Pavol
Demitra at 15:52.
Tyson Nash scored his third goal from in front on Turgeon's
second straight set-up with 1:02 to play.
Esche has had trouble facing the Blues. He was in the nets for a
6-0 loss Dec. 21, 1999.
Game notes
Blues rookie enforcer Reed Low drew his NHL-high 13th
fighting major in only 17 games in the first period after a
skirmish with Louis DeBrusk. Low leads St. Louis with 87 penalty
minutes. ... A crowd of 19,851 was the Blues' ninth sellout in 11
home games. ... The Blues are 12-0-1 when leading after two
periods. ... Tkachuk entered the game with an NHL-leading nine
power-play goals. He had five all last season. ... Tkachuk has
three goals and three assists his last five games. ...The Blues
have outscored their opponents 70-39 and the 31-goal differential
is the best in the NHL.
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Atlanta 2
Washington 1
Buffalo 5
Montreal 3
Detroit 4
NY Islanders 3
Ottawa 4
Toronto 2
Florida 2
Tampa Bay 1
Los Angeles 2
Pittsburgh 2
Dallas 4
Columbus 2
Edmonton 3
Anaheim 2
St. Louis 5
Phoenix 1
Colorado 3
Calgary 2
New Jersey 3
San Jose 2
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 Lubos Bartecko slips the puck past Robert Esche.
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